Liquid Sunshine: Vegetable Oils for Aromatherapy

Vegetable oils are typically referred to as carrier oils within the field of holistic aromatherapy. Whether you call them carrier oils or vegetable oils, they play a crucial role within the topical applications of aromatherapy. These precious oils help dilute essential oils so that they can be applied to the skin with less risk of sensitization.

I've seen a number of people give carrier oils minimal attention or study, but carrier oils play a valuable role in nourishing the skin and hair. Carrier oils differ from one another, and some carrier oils are better suited for different purposes than others.

Liquid Sunshine is one of the very few books dedicated to providing detailed information about the vegetable/carrier oils used in aromatherapy and natural skin care. It helps shed light about the composition of vegetable oils, and the importance of fatty acids. Liquid Sunshine includes botanical info and profiles of 50 carrier oils. Most of the profiles include the typical fatty acid composition for the oil.

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Table of Contents for Liquid Sunshine:

Acknowledgments

Preface

1. A New Look at Fats and Oils

Growing Up With Fats and Oils

The Growth of Aromatherapy

2. The Origin of Fats and Oils

What Makes Growth?

The Value of Fats and Oils

Infused or Herbal Oils

3. What is Oil?

Basic Chemistry

Minor Components

4. Making an Oil

Making an Oil From the Seed

Crude, Virgin or Refined

The Price of Organics

5. Benefits in Skin Care and Nutrition

What Vegetable Oils are Known to Do

Looking at New Possibilities

6. The Vegetable Oils

Guide to Vegetable Oils

Almond Oil

Andiroba Oil

Apricot Kernel Oil

Argan Oil

Avellana Oil

Avocado Oil

Babassu Oil

Black Cumin Oil

Blackcurrant Seed Oil

Borage Oil

Camellia Oil

Canola & Rapeseed Oil

Carrot Oil (Oleoresin)

Cashew Nut Oil

Castor Oil

Chaulmoogra Oil

Coconut Oil

Coprah Oil

Corn Oil

Cottonseed Oil

Evening Primrose Oil

Gold of Pleasure

Gourd (Pumpkin) Oil

Grape Seed Oil

Hazelnut Oil

Hemp Oil

Jojoba Oil

Kiwifruit Seed Oil

Macadamia Nut Oil

Meadow Foam Oil

Milk Thistle Oil

Monoi Oil

Moringa Oil

Neem Oil

Olive Oil

Palm & Palm Kernel Oil

Passion Fruit or Flower Oil

Peach Kernel Oil

Raspberry Seed Oil

Rice Bran Oil

Rose Hip Seed Oil

Safflower Oil

Sesame Oil

Shea Butter

Soybean Oil

Sunflower Oil

Tamanu Oil

Walnut Oil

Wheat Germ Oil

Herbal Oils

The Key Three Herbal Oils

Testing By Smell and Taste

Favorites

Bibliography

Resources

Index

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